Dena'ina

[ duh-nahy-nuh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural De·na'i·nas, (especially collectively) De·na'i·na

a member of an Indigenous Athabascan people of the Cook Inlet area of Alaska.
the Athabascan language of the Dena'ina.

adjective

of or relating to the Dena'ina or their language.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Dena'ina¹

First recorded in 2010–15; from Dena'ina (Inland Dialect); literally, “the people,” equivalent to dena “person” + ina the human plural marker, a self-designation; Diné ( def )

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